What significant information did I learn about these interviews?
When I read all the interviews, i learned interesting stuff. One thing I learned was that men hurt themselves often while at work. Like for example, Chris Thorsten. He is an iron worker. He said that "You ain't an Iron worker unless you get killed...Men hurt on all jobs." And in another interview I learned that some people were happier being healthy, rather then rich. Like Mr. Garavelli,an Italian Stone cutter that values his life rather then his income. Apparently back in those days, many stone cutters died of "Silica." But Mr. Garavelli never received any "Silica." He said the reason that he never had contracted any Silica was because his income was low. He says, "I don't get so much of it myself. Maybe I'm smart. I don't make so much money, but I don't get so much silica." Another person, Anna Novak, faced sexual harrasment at her job, but it was the only job open to her to she had to deal with it. She also mentioned that in order to keep her job, she and her co-workers had to buy gifts for their bosses every holiday. "On all the holidays, Xmas, Easter, Holy Week, Good Friday, you'd see the men coming to work with hip pockets bulging and take the foremen off in corners, handing over their half pints...Your job wasn't worth much if you didn't observe the holiday "customs." Also, "You could get along swell if you let the boss slap you on the behind...I'd rather work any place but in the stockyards just for that reason alone." Overall, I learned that people didn't like their jobs to much, but they had to do it or else they would face poverty.
Part B
1.
I choose the story of Sallie Smith. The story is about a women that sells her vegetation at a Open Market where people come to buy different sorts of things.She makes sure her garden is in great condition so that each year she can make a lot of cash. She appears to be excited about going to the market. As she worked there, she saw a difference between Male and Female shoppers. To sum it up, noticed that men will see what they like, pick it up, and leave. But with women, they would try to find the best deal so they wouldn't spend that much. She shared how much she had to pay each day to get to the market. In her car, it would cost her $1.50 each ride. After that she indulged on her later life. She included how her mother died shortly after Sally was born, and how her father would have affairs with different women. I thought that this interview showed a lighter side to the great depression. To me, this showed how not everything was gloomy and depressing.
2. The interview I choose was about Ruby Pickens Tart. Ruby was a white person during the time of the depression. But she always found it in her heart to be nice to black people. This story shows that not everyone was racist. Once, Ruby had gotten sick, and she was so well liked that almost her whole town stepped up to help, including many blacks.
What significant information did I learn about these interviews?
When I read all the interviews, i learned interesting stuff. One thing I learned was that men hurt themselves often while at work. Like for example, Chris Thorsten. He is an iron worker. He said that "You ain't an Iron worker unless you get killed...Men hurt on all jobs." And in another interview I learned that some people were happier being healthy, rather then rich. Like Mr. Garavelli,an Italian Stone cutter that values his life rather then his income. Apparently back in those days, many stone cutters died of "Silica." But Mr. Garavelli never received any "Silica." He said the reason that he never had contracted any Silica was because his income was low. He says, "I don't get so much of it myself. Maybe I'm smart. I don't make so much money, but I don't get so much silica." Another person, Anna Novak, faced sexual harrasment at her job, but it was the only job open to her to she had to deal with it. She also mentioned that in order to keep her job, she and her co-workers had to buy gifts for their bosses every holiday. "On all the holidays, Xmas, Easter, Holy Week, Good Friday, you'd see the men coming to work with hip pockets bulging and take the foremen off in corners, handing over their half pints...Your job wasn't worth much if you didn't observe the holiday "customs." Also, "You could get along swell if you let the boss slap you on the behind...I'd rather work any place but in the stockyards just for that reason alone." Overall, I learned that people didn't like their jobs to much, but they had to do it or else they would face poverty.
Part B
1.
I choose the story of Sallie Smith. The story is about a women that sells her vegetation at a Open Market where people come to buy different sorts of things.She makes sure her garden is in great condition so that each year she can make a lot of cash. She appears to be excited about going to the market. As she worked there, she saw a difference between Male and Female shoppers. To sum it up, noticed that men will see what they like, pick it up, and leave. But with women, they would try to find the best deal so they wouldn't spend that much. She shared how much she had to pay each day to get to the market. In her car, it would cost her $1.50 each ride. After that she indulged on her later life. She included how her mother died shortly after Sally was born, and how her father would have affairs with different women. I thought that this interview showed a lighter side to the great depression. To me, this showed how not everything was gloomy and depressing.
2. The interview I choose was about Ruby Pickens Tart. Ruby was a white person during the time of the depression. But she always found it in her heart to be nice to black people. This story shows that not everyone was racist. Once, Ruby had gotten sick, and she was so well liked that almost her whole town stepped up to help, including many blacks.